SOC 43-9021 · Lubbock, TX metro

Data Entry Keyers Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for data entry keyers in Lubbock, Texas is $36,930 a year ($17.76 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,930: half of the 140 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,310).

$36,930average per year

$17.76 / hourMedian $35,930Take-home ≈ $31,853

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

140people in this job
-15%vs U.S. average
#16 of 25Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Data Entry Keyers pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,590 or more. The middle half of data entry keyers in Lubbock earn between $28,850 and $40,430.

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,930$3,078$17.75
Median$35,930$2,994$17.27
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,850$2,404$13.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$40,430$3,369$19.44

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Data Entry Keyers pay in Lubbock vs. Texas and the U.S.

Data entry keyers in Lubbock earn 9% less than the Texas average ($40,800) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($43,310). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $41,340.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lubbock$36,930$35,930$24,870$49,590140
Texas$40,800$38,880$28,020$56,92017,850
United States$43,310$41,340$31,200$58,790127,080

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Data Entry Keyers salary after taxes in Lubbock

On the average salary of $36,930, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $31,853 a year, or $2,654 a month and $1,225 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Lubbock a good place for data entry keyers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $36,930 buys what about $40,442 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Entry Keyers salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 16th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($47,790).

All Data Entry Keyers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for data entry keyers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,880).

Data Entry Keyers salary by city

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Data Entry Keyers salary in Lubbock: questions

How much do data entry keyers make an hour in Lubbock?

$17.76 an hour on average, and $17.28 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level data entry keyers salary in Lubbock?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,850, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the data entry keyers take-home pay in Lubbock?

About $31,853 a year ($2,654 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,930. Texas has no state income tax.

Do data entry keyers earn more in Lubbock than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,310).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-9021; area Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.03, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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